1876 in paleontology

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Paleontology or palaeontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.^[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1876.

Dinosaurs

Name Status Authors Notes Chondrosteosaurus Nomen dubium Sir Richard Owen Diclonius Nomen dubium Edward Drinker Cope Dysganus Nomen dubium Edward Drinker Cope Macrurosaurus Valid Harry Govier Seeley Monoclonius Nomen dubium Edward Drinker Cope Paronychodon Nomen dubium Edward Drinker Cope Zapsalis Nomen dubium Edward Drinker Cope

Anapsids

Newly named anapsids

Name Status Authors Notes Anthodon Sir Richard Owen A pareiasaur. Pareiasaurus Sir Richard Owen A pareiasaur

Plesiosaurs

Newly named plesiosaurs

Name Status Authors Notes Plesiosaurus longirostris Valid Blake Now referred to Hauffiosaurus.[2] Plesiosaurus propinquus Junior synonym Blake A junior synonym of Rhomaleosaurus zetlandicus.[3] Uronautes Valid Cope

Pterosaurs

New taxa

Name Status Authors Notes Nyctosaurus Valid Marsh Pteranodon Valid Marsh

Synapsids

Non-mammalian

Name	Status	Authors	Discovery year	Age	Unit	Location	Notes	Images
Cistecephalus	Valid	Owen						Cistecephalus Gorgonops
Endothiodon	Valid	Owen
Gorgonops	Valid	Owen
Scaloposaurus	Valid	Owen
Tapinocephalus	Valid	Owen
Theriognathus	Valid	Owen
Titanosuchus	Valid	Owen

See also

References

1. Gini-Newman, Garfield; Graham, Elizabeth (2001). Echoes from the past: world history to the 16th century. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ISBN 9780070887398. OCLC 46769716.
2. Roger B. J. Benson, Hilary F. Ketchum, Leslie F. Noè and Marcela Gómez-Pérez (2011). "New information on Hauffiosaurus (Reptilia, Plesiosauria) based on a new species from the Alum Shale Member (Lower Toarcian: Lower Jurassic) of Yorkshire, UK". Palaeontology 54 (3): 547–571. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2011.01044.x.
3. P. Vincent and A. S. Smith. 2009. A redescription of Plesiosaurus propinquus Tate & Blake, 1876 (Reptilia, Plesiosauria), from the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) of Yorkshire, England. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 57(3-4):133-142